Butedale Lake
| Language of origin | English language |
| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | NE side Princess Royal Island, Range 4 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°08'14"N, 128°44'18"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103H/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 3 July 1946 on 103/SE, as originally submitted 7 April 1923 by G. Porter. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"Butedale Lake (not Long nor Ferguson Lake)" identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Earlier useof these names/significance not cited Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named in association with Butedale (settlement), in turn after John Stuart (1713 - 1792), third Earl of Bute, KG. See also Bute Inlet. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |